Golden Tate

WR

Lions

Age: 28Height: 5′ 10″Weight: 202

College: Notre Dame Accrued Seasons: 6

League Entry: 2010 NFL Draft, Round 2, Pick 60 (Seahawks)

WR Golden Tate signed a five year, $31 million contract with the Detroit Lions on March 13, 2014. Tate received an $8 million signing bonus with the contract and has his entire 2014 and $1 million of his 2015 base salary fully guaranteed. If Tate is on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2015 league year his 2015 salary will become fully guaranteed. Base salaries of the contract are $1,500,000(2014), $3,750,000(2015), $4,750,000(2016), $6,000,000(2017), and $7,000,000(2018). Tate converted $3.005 million of his 2015 salary into a signing bonus for salary cap purposes on September 8, 2015. This reduced his 2015 cap charge by $2.25 million.